Loren Chasse
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Loren Chasse is an American musician, sound artist, field recordist and teacher, most notable for his association with Jewelled Antler
and his work with Thuja, The Blithe Sons, The Child Readers, Of and many others. He has been called "one of the most important international artists working in the areas of environment and sound." With Glenn Donaldson
, he operates the Jewelled Antler
record label, releasing works by themselves and others. In addition to his musical performances, Chasse has also performed at the Auckland International Film Festival, giving a "live cinema" light and sound performance using objects such as motors, clocks, strobe lights, branches, gravel, sand and leaves.http://www.nzff.telecom.co.nz/default.aspx?id=4920®ion=2
Chasse is also an educator in the San Francisco public school system, developing curriculum for children intended to enhance their perception of their sound environment. He credits this work with "helping him recognize the importance of listening in the moment."http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4606
Jewelled Antler
Jewelled Antler is a musical collective created in 1999 by Loren Chasse and Glenn Donaldson as an extension of their work in the organic drone folk-noise group Thuja. The idea was to release handmade CD-R's of various solo and collaborative projects and one-off bands, encompassing drones, songs,...
and his work with Thuja, The Blithe Sons, The Child Readers, Of and many others. He has been called "one of the most important international artists working in the areas of environment and sound." With Glenn Donaldson
Glenn Donaldson
Glenn Donaldson is an American musician most notable for his association with Jewelled Antler and his collaborations with Loren Chasse, Steven R. Smith and others in such projects as Thuja, The Skygreen Leopards, The Blithe Sons & Flying Canyon as well as his solo projects The Birdtree and The...
, he operates the Jewelled Antler
Jewelled Antler
Jewelled Antler is a musical collective created in 1999 by Loren Chasse and Glenn Donaldson as an extension of their work in the organic drone folk-noise group Thuja. The idea was to release handmade CD-R's of various solo and collaborative projects and one-off bands, encompassing drones, songs,...
record label, releasing works by themselves and others. In addition to his musical performances, Chasse has also performed at the Auckland International Film Festival, giving a "live cinema" light and sound performance using objects such as motors, clocks, strobe lights, branches, gravel, sand and leaves.http://www.nzff.telecom.co.nz/default.aspx?id=4920®ion=2
Chasse is also an educator in the San Francisco public school system, developing curriculum for children intended to enhance their perception of their sound environment. He credits this work with "helping him recognize the importance of listening in the moment."http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4606